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Welcome to the 10th edition of the Student International Film Festival – STIFF!

Founded in 2014 as a meeting point for cinematic art, youthful passion and cultural exchange, STIFF presents the best student and debut films from all parts of the world. The festival is a collaboration between Filmaktiv, the Student Cultural Center of the University of Rijeka, and Art-kino, evolving into a central platform that bridges continents and ideas through cinematic art.

From its humble beginnings, STIFF has featured over 450 short and medium-length films of various genres, organized seven multimedia exhibitions, and hosted numerous workshops, panel discussions, and entertaining events.

However, STIFF is more than just a festival. Our vision is to create an international communication platform that encourages education, dialogue, and cooperation among young film talents from Croatia, the region, and beyond. To date, our team has mentored over 200 students from various fields – from design, video, translation, curatorial practices, journalism to the organization and production of cultural events. We maintain close ties with prestigious film schools and art academies and establish collaborations and guest appearances with numerous domestic and international film festivals and organizations.

This year’s theme, “Decade,” encourages us to look at the changes that have taken place over the past decade. Over five days, our competition program will showcase 40 short films (documentary, fiction, animation and experimental) from 17 countries around the world, grouped into 11 program blocks. We explore global and individual transformations and examine how film captures the zeitgeist in the era of post-truth and social division. We celebrate the complexity of growth, whether through the evolution of the festival, its makers, film artists, or the art of film itself, which continues to surprise and challenge us.

This year’s accompanying program kicks off with the exhibition of international artists Démodé and continues with a rich workshop and discussion segment called Arcade. The exhibition features more than fifteen artists who reflect on global and personal change in their audiovisual works. Workshops and discussions explore transience, economic and political conditions, and interpersonal relationships that influence filmmaking, art, and our daily lives.

This milestone edition of STIFF is thus a tribute to times gone by, an analytical reflection on the present, and a contemplation of the future.

Thank you for sharing this important moment with us.

Long live the film, culture, and another remarkable decade of STIFF!

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10th Student International Film Festival

Welcome to the 10th edition of the Student International Film Festival – STIFF!

Founded in 2014 as a meeting point for cinematic art, youthful passion and cultural exchange, STIFF presents the best student and debut films from all parts of the world. The festival is a collaboration between Filmaktiv, the Student Cultural Center of the University of Rijeka, and Art-kino, evolving into a central platform that bridges continents and ideas through cinematic art.

From its humble beginnings, STIFF has featured over 450 short and medium-length films of various genres, organized seven multimedia exhibitions, and hosted numerous workshops, panel discussions, and entertaining events.

However, STIFF is more than just a festival. Our vision is to create an international communication platform that encourages education, dialogue, and cooperation among young film talents from Croatia, the region, and beyond. To date, our team has mentored over 200 students from various fields – from design, video, translation, curatorial practices, journalism to the organization and production of cultural events. We maintain close ties with prestigious film schools and art academies and establish collaborations and guest appearances with numerous domestic and international film festivals and organizations.

This year’s theme, “Decade,” encourages us to look at the changes that have taken place over the past decade. Over five days, our competition program will showcase 40 short films (documentary, fiction, animation and experimental) from 17 countries around the world, grouped into 11 program blocks. We explore global and individual transformations and examine how film captures the zeitgeist in the era of post-truth and social division. We celebrate the complexity of growth, whether through the evolution of the festival, its makers, film artists, or the art of film itself, which continues to surprise and challenge us.

This year’s accompanying program kicks off with the exhibition of international artists Démodé and continues with a rich workshop and discussion segment called Arcade. The exhibition features more than fifteen artists who reflect on global and personal change in their audiovisual works. Workshops and discussions explore transience, economic and political conditions, and interpersonal relationships that influence filmmaking, art, and our daily lives.

This milestone edition of STIFF is thus a tribute to times gone by, an analytical reflection on the present, and a contemplation of the future.

Thank you for sharing this important moment with us.

Long live the film, culture, and another remarkable decade of STIFF!

Keywords: Stiff film festiva

voditelji / workshop by SPAČKE AND DAMJAN ŠPORČIĆ social and intimate reality. What can we learn from an archaeology of a decade? By exploring the archive of the contemporary, the participants are invited to reflect on dominant ideologies that shape the world we live in, and consider the perspectives of the world of work, politics, aesthetics and intimacy. Final works will form an immersive art installation that will be presented as part of the Démodé exhibition from 22 until 26 November. Participants will learn, use and improve their skill in digital techniques of making and manipulating video, and video mapping. The workshop is run by independent collective Spačke and multimedia artist Damjan Šporčić. Spačke su nezavisna inicijativa iz Rijeke koja se bavi pretresanjem konvencionalnih načina gledanja kroz umjetničku praksu. Kroz radionice, izložbe, diskusije, intervencije i različite umjetničke akcije bave se marginalnim perspektivama u umjetnosti i kulturi. Damjan Šporčić je multimedijalni umjetnik fokusiran na vizualizacije te interaktivne video instalacije u funkciji scenografije za glazbena i razna kulturno umjetnička događanja. Eksperimentira s audiovizualnim tehnologijama i elektrotehnikom. Od 2014. vodi niz radionica na temu VJ-inga, video mapiranja za djecu i odrasle. Spačke are an independent initiative from Rijeka focused on shaking the conventional ways of viewing through art practices. They use workshops, exhibitions, discussions, interventions and various artistic activities to deal with marginal perspectives in art and culture. Damjan Šporčić is a multimedia artist focused on visualisations and interactive video installations used as set design in music and other cultural and artistic events. He is experimenting with audiovisual technologies and electrotechnics. He has been doing workshops for VJ-ing and video mapping for kids and adults since 2014.


radionica / workshop DISTRIBUTE THIS! (GREEN EDITION) voditeljica MORANA IKIĆ KOMLJENOVIĆ (Little Red Dot) Radionica će polaznicama i polaznicima omogućiti detaljan uvid u pripremu filmskog projekta – od razvoja ideje do finalizacije i distribucije. Za one s aktualnim projektima, odvojit će se vrijeme za odgovore na specifične potrebe njihovih projekata. Sustavno će se prikazati suvremeni trendovi u distribuciji dokumentarnog filma i ocrtati krajolik filmske industrije. Poseban naglasak bit će postavljen na nove aspekte održive pripreme i proizvodnje audiovizualnih djela. Radionica je namijenjena osobama raznolikog iskustva i profila. Morana je producentica i autorica s više od 20 godina iskustva u audiovizualnoj industriji. Prije no što se upustila u vlastiti pothvat kroz Little Red Dot, vodila je jednu od utjecajnijih dokumentarnih produkcija u Hrvatskoj, Fade In, i stekla međunarodno iskustvo kao koproducentica, mentorica, voditeljica akvizicija i donositeljica odluka u Taskovski Filmsu iz Londona. Trenutno je na različitim pozicijama i angažmanima. Često surađuje s Deskom Kreativne Europe - Uredom MEDIA Hrvatske i Euroimagesom, članica je mreže stručnjaka EAVE. Donedavno je bila umjetnička savjetnica za dokumentarni film pri Hrvatskom audiovizualnom centru i voditeljica Ureda produkcije na Akademiji dramske umjetnosti u Zagrebu. Aktivna je članica Upravnog odbora Hrvatskog društva filmskih djelatnika i predsjednica Ogranka produkcije. Sa strastvenim pristupom održivoj filmskoj produkciji i održivosti u kreativnoj industriji općenito, Morana je ponosna nositeljica i ALBERT certificiranog pripravničkog This workshop will allow participants a detailed insight into preparation of a film project - from development of the idea to finalising the film and distributing it. For those with projects currently in the making, Morana will set aside time to respond to specific questions regarding those projects. Contemporary trends in documentary film distribution and the landscape of the film industry will be systematically presented. Special emphasis will be placed on new aspects of sustainable preproduction and production in audio-visual sector. The workshop is aimed at people of different experiences and profiles. 25.11. 2023. 13:00 - 15:00 Mini Art-kino


programa i programa GREEN FILM te zagovornica održivosti, inkluzije i raznolikosti. Producer, storyteller, and audio-visual expert with 20+ years of professional experience. Before starting her Little Red Dot company, she was head of production at Fade In, one of the leading documentary production companies in Croatia, and has worked internationally as co-producer, mentor and head of acquisitions at Taskovski Films in London. She frequently works with the Creative Europe Desk (MEDIA Office) and Euroimages and is a member of the EAVE expert network. Until recently, she was the artistic advisor for documentary films (Croatian Audiovisual Centre) and head producer of the production department at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. She is an active member of the Managing Board of the Filmmakers Association of Croatia. Passionate about sustainable film production and sustainable creative industry, Morana is a proud holder of ALBERT certificate and GREEN FILM certificate, and an advocate for sustainability, inclusivity and diversity.


radionica / workshop HOW TO LOVE MANY IN MANY WAYS voditelj GABRIEL HENSCHE Ljubav je koncept koji i dalje ne shvaćamo u potpunosti, što nam daje prostora za istraživanje: kako shvatiti našu ljubav prema nama samima ili prema drugome/ drugima. How to Love Many in Many Ways skup je igara i razigranih vježbi umjetnika Gabriela Henschea i Engy Mohsen koji polaze od temeljnog uvjerenja da se samo unutar kolektiva može pristupiti ljubavi. Kreću od proširenih pojmova ljubavi i pozivaju gledatelje na izvođenje raznovrsnih rituala s mogućnošću različitih izazova potencijalnim igračima: u odnosu samih sa sobom, s drugim/a i ostalim/a. Želja je izgraditi intimne odnose i približiti ljudima emocionalnu i tjelesnu prisutnost kakva je bila prije digitalne svakodnevice. 25.11. 2023. 15:00 -17:00 Filodrammatica (dvorana / hall) Love is a concept we still don’t quite understand, which gives us room for research: how to comprehend our love towards ourselves or towards other(s). How to Love Many in Many Ways is an amalgam of games and exercises by the artists Gabriel Hensche and Engy Mohsen, starting point of which is the basic belief that the only way to approach love is through a collective. They start from the wider notions of love and invite the viewers to perform various rituals with the possibility of different challenges in relation to themselves and to other(s). Their wish is to build intimate relationships and to bring the emotional and bodily presence closer to the people, the way it was before our digital reality.


HTLMIMW at Shedhalle Zurich Photo by Carla Schleiffer


radionica / workshop HOW TO GET LOST IN THE SAFE SPACE Radionicom How to get lost in the safe space sudionici imaju priliku istražiti vlastiti odnos s digitalnim prostorima, upoznajući se pritom s umjetničkom praksom riječke umjetnice Petre Mrše. Medijski rad Petre Mrše proizlazi iz uspostavljanje režiranih situacija koje smatraju umjetnički kontekst mjestom za širenje i izazivanje iskustva. Kroz misaone i fizičke eksperimente koje predlaže sebi i/ili suradnicima, njezin proces otvara prostor za stvaranje novih stvarnosti u kojima horizontalnost, radikalna gostoljubivost i prihvaćanje nepoznatog oblikuju međuljudsku dinamiku. Stečeno utjelovljeno znanje slavi ranjivost i maštu, dok njegova dokumentacija nudi podlogu za povezivanje ne samo s drugim ljudima, već i s neljudskim inteligencijama. Mršin interes za širenje ponašanja putem samonametnutih uputa doveo ju je u trogodišnje istraživanje medija 26.11. 2023. 14:00 - 17:00 Filodrammatica (dvorana / hall) videoigara koje je dodatno poslužilo kao mjesto za otvaranje razgovora o mehanizmima socijalizacije u virtualnoj stvarnosti. Kao umjetnica i edukatorica s iskustvom u društvenim znanostima i studijima umjetnosti, njezin multidisciplinarni i suradnički pristup može se promatrati kao održivo istraživanje zajednice koje se pridružuje nastojanju da se popravi trenutna šteta i transformiraju uvjeti suživota. Kroz niz aktivnosti koje predvodi Petra Mrša i uz interaktivni razgovor s publikom, koji vodi umjetnica i kustosica Elena Apostolovski, izranjaju nove senzacije koje propituju utjehu koju pruža digitalni naspram fizičkog prostora, kao i utjecaj digitalne tehnologije na naš subjektivitet i formiranje identiteta. At the workshop How to Get Lost in the Safe Space participants have a chance to explore their relationship with digital spaces through the works and practices of Petra Mrša, an artist from Rijeka, based in Berlin. Media work by Petra Mrša stems from carefully crafted situations that consider the artistic context a place to spread and entice experience. Proposing thought and physical experiments to herself and/or her collaborators, her process opens up space for creation of new realities in which levelling, radical hospitality, and acceptance voditeljica PETRA MRŠA


of the unknown form interpersonal dynamics. Gained and embodied knowledge celebrates vulnerability and imagination, while the documentation offers a basis to connect, not just with other humans, but also with non-human intelligences. Petra’s interest for extending behaviour via self-imposed instructions led her to a three-year-long research of video games, which has further served as a place to open up discussions about the mechanisms of socialising in virtual reality. As an artist and an educator with experience in social sciences and art studies, her multidisciplinary collaborative approach can be seen as a sustainable community research that joins the efforts to fix the damages done and transform the conditions of coexistence. The experience that Petra will provide using numerous activities, accompanied by dialogue between the artist and the audience curated by Elena Apostolovski, new sensations bring forth questions of comfort offered by the digital (as opposed to physical) world, and the influence of digital technology on the subjectivity and the formation of identity. Petra Mrša, fotografija Davor Zupičić


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